: About Me

My name is Mandy and I am 20 years old. I am a full-time Criminology and Criminal Justice major at Carleton University in Ottawa. When not attending classes or working I spend all of my time reading, writing, playing guitar, playing/coaching sports, and volunteering.

Writing is my passion. I wrote my first poem about chocolate when I was six years old and have been writing ever since. I write everything from poems, short stories, song lyrics, other random pieces of creative writing, and just recently I have undertaken my first major writing project: a novel.

My passion is ...

Writing, working with children/youth

My parents always told me ...

What goes around comes around

My childhood ambition ...

To become a famous writer/novelist and to have my writing published

My favorite memory ...

Late night girls talks, ice cream, perpetual time wasting, and the CCP

Why I write ...

To relieve stress and to express myself and my emotions

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: Please Don't Come Back From The Moon by Dean Bakopoulos. Watching: St. Elmo's Fire and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Listening to: A random playlist consisting of mostly country, oldies, 80's, classical, and soca/calypso music.

My first job ...

Babysitting and working at summer camps

My inspiration ...

My friends and family

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Self-awareness

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I've Come Undone Everyone thinks that I am doing all right But really I am not They all think that I am strong But secretly I am weak But they don't see my weakness All they see is the mask that I hide behind, The smile that I put on to put everyone at ease This smile is my trademark, I take refuge in it every chance I get I wear it so often that its become a second skin to me Sometimes I forget that it's there It's always there with me, It's the one thing that never changes, that never leaves People take one look at my smile And they think that everything's all right They think that I am ...

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